Before (end of 2020) (47 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 25 · Other 13 · Labour 7 · Green 2
After (end of 2021) (47 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 26 · Other 13 · Labour 6 · Green 2
Ward results
Ashford Rural East3 seats
| C. Simkins | Conservative | 3,098 ✓ |
| D. Robey | Conservative | 2,420 ✓ |
| H. Jones | Green | 632 |
| N. Smyth | Labour | 612 |
| M.D. Silvester | Labour | 560 |
| D.M. Nilsson | Green | 463 |
| A.J. Gee-Turner | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| T.C. Dickens | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| J.R.H. Smith | Independent | 136 |
| A.R. Lewin | Liberal Democrats | 51 |